Cocktail

This is a crochet cocktail I designed in honour of my sister-in-law, who introduced me to the colourful and delicious world of fancy drinks. This particular cocktail has the advantage of being much cheaper than most cocktails, although I can’t claim that it tastes very good.

This pattern uses 8ply wool and a 4mm hook and is written in American crochet notation. The finished cocktail is 16 cm tall.

Base of glass

With white wool (because transparent wool is hard to come by)

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 7: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Rounds 8 – 9: backloops only – sc in each stitch (42 stitches)

Round 10: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 11: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 12: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 13: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 14: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)